In Dates^x, Past perfect^x

Amy, Thank you for taking the time for the detailed explanation. I understand and in principle agree with almost everything you said. However, there is still some kind of glitch in our thoughts interpreting that particular sentence. Either my head is so thick that the signals from you can not...

Clive wrote: Hi, 1. I saw two pictures of Mr. George Bush with Queen Elizabeth II in the first page of the May 9th issue of the Korea Herald and the pictures were titled "SLIP OF THE TONGUE" and the rest of the writing went like this: The two picture combo shows President Bush and Queen...

Hi, 1. On the Thursday, May 10, 2007 issue of the Korea Herald in its Editorials/Opinion page, I saw this paragraph in the article titled "Paths taken by European nations and Korea": In the race between the two candidates, the people of France sided with Sarkozy. That's because the French, who...

Hi, 1. I saw two pictures of Mr. George Bush with Queen Elizabeth II in the first page of the May 9th issue of the Korea Herald and the pictures were titled "SLIP OF THE TONGUE" and the rest of the writing went like this: The two picture combo shows President Bush and Queen Elizabeth II, before...

Hi, 1. I saw two pictures of Mr. George Bush with Queen Elizabeth II in the first page of the May 9th issue of the Korea Herald and the pictures were titled "SLIP OF THE TONGUE" and the rest of the writing went like this: The two picture combo shows President Bush and Queen Elizabeth II, before...

Hi,this is a duplicated post. I posted this in the grammar section, but since no one seems to care about this there, I decided to post it here too. Here's the original post.PS: the character speaks pretty fast, maybe listening with headphones will help notice strange features or slight variations...

Hi, I decided to post this question here, because it is about comprehension... but it involves grammar. Move it to the pronunciation section if you think it is not ok to have it here.Ok, this is a video.http://www.filenanny.com/files/44f7b9c9f14e0/package.aviThe last things he said, according to...

"On 15 February 1989, the Soviet Union announced that all its troops had left Afghanistan."As I see it, there is another reason for using the past perfect in this sentence: The date of the past announcement is specifically stated. The past perfect puts the time the troops left further in the...

Yes, the past perfect makes sequence of events more clear here. And you have a pretty good idea bout it. He thought about what would happen before the execution, which is the reference date. Thus, one must use the past perfect in order to correctly describe the situation.

One protester carried a banner that read: "The martyrdom of the father of two martyrs inspires the resistance to victory," a reference to Saddam Hussein and his two sons, Uday and Qusay, who were gunned down in a battle with US troops in 2003. The BBC's Peter Greste in Baghdad says Prime...